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10 Stompboxes That Changed the World
In the right hands, a deftly applied pedal can be infinitely more than just another color in an aural palette. Here we take a look at 10 players whose ingenious intertwining of technique, feel, and stompbox use redefined music and the very way we hear guitar and bass.

Features
Features 5 DIY Mods to Perfect Your Ibanez TS9 and Boss SD-1
Features GALLERY: Reader Hot Rod Guitars 2012, Part 2
Features Builder Profile: EarthQuaker Devices
Features Interview: Aleks Sever
Features GALLERY: Cheap Trick Touring Gear 2012 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Coheed and Cambria’s Travis Stever
Features GALLERY: Experience PRS 2012 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Don Felder - Airborne Again WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features GALLERY: Hard Rock Collection's Iconic Axes, Part 1 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Features GALLERY: PG Reader Pedalboards 2012, Part 1 WEB EXCLUSIVE
Features Interview: Marcus Miller
Features GALLERY: Pro Pedalboards 2012

Reviews
Accessories
Amps
Effects
Electrics
Media Reviews
  
Lessons
Beyond Blues
Deep Blues
Diary of a So-Called Shredder
Digging Deeper
Fretboard Workshop
Shred Your Enthusiasm

Departments
Tech Tips - Acoustic Soundboard
Saddle Up, Amigo
Gigging & Recording - On Track
Meet My Tele Choir
Tech Tips - Ask Amp Man
More Carvin Belair Mods
Vintage & Upkeep - Restoring an Original
Replacing the Soundboard on a 1977 Martin D-35, PT. 2
Vintage & Upkeep - Bottom Feeder
G&L ASAT Z Special Classic
And Don’t Miss… - Staff Picks
October 2012 Staff Picks: Pedal Envy
Tech Tips - Esoterica Electrica
Guitars and Pop Culture
Tech Tips - State of Stomp
Musical Magic and the Guitar-Gear Medic Bag
And Don’t Miss… - Gear of the Month
Gear of the Month: 1985 Fender Performer
Tech Tips - The Bass Bench
Piezo and Optical Bass Pickups
Gigging & Recording - Guitar Tracks
More On Monitoring Sound In Your Studio
Gigging & Recording - Tone Tips from the Road
That Modern Country Sound
And Don’t Miss… - Last Call
Global Peace Through Music
Vintage & Upkeep - Trash or Treasure
Peavey Fury 6 Bass
Gigging & Recording - Mod Garage
How to Get an Authentic Johnny Cash/Luther Perkins Esquire Tone WEB EXCLUSIVE
And Don’t Miss… - Tuning Up
What Your Pedal History Says About You
Tech Tips - Mod Garage
The "Luthercaster" Esquire Wiring
Vintage & Upkeep - Vintage Vault
1962 Epiphone Emperor
And Don’t Miss… - Modern Builder Vault
Modern Builder Vault: Tom Clement Basses
And Don’t Miss… - Your Feedback
October Letters 2012
Gigging & Recording - On Bass
The Right Bass for You